ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 148742
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 August 1987 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-4J(UK) Phantom |
| Owner/operator: | 74 (Tiger) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ZE358 |
| MSN: | 2689 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pant-y-Gwair, Trefenter, 10 miles SE of Aberystwyth, Dyfed, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wattisham, Suffolk (EGUW) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-US Navy F-4J Phantom BuAer No 155510. Delivered 13/12/1984. Written off 26/8/1987: Flew into a slight ridge at Pant-y-Gwair, ten miles SE of Aberystwyth, Dyfed during low level intercept practice with two other Phantoms. Both crew - Pilot Flight Lieutenant Ewan Holm MURDOCH and Navigator Flying Officer Jeremy Lindsey OGG - were killed. This incident was the only F-4J(UK) Phantom of 74 Squadron to be lost in operational service
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20171019205516/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/F-4_Phantom_RAF.htm
2. http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19870826_ze358.pdf
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/f4_21.html
4. https://www.pprune.org/military-aircrew/322682-phantom-f4j-crash-back-87-a.html
5. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1987.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Sep-2012 06:20 | AvDb | Added |
| 28-May-2013 22:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 01-Aug-2013 16:34 | tigerspook | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 26-Feb-2014 15:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 14-Nov-2014 02:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 14-Nov-2014 02:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-Dec-2016 20:13 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 17-Jun-2020 16:09 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-Jul-2021 09:40 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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